A renowned scholar in information law and policy, Dr. Teresa Scassa has been appointed as a member of the Ontario Health Data Council (OHDC) to support the management of Ontario’s health data.

The University of Ottawa AI + Society and IVADO release a global policy brief led by Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau and Prof. Catherine Régis to provide policymakers with actionable globally-oriented policy guidance on the impact of AI on democracy and electoral integrity

Professor Karine Gentelet and students at the University of Ottawa have developed a reference directory on digital and artificial intelligence ethics for First Nations, produced with the support of the AI + Society Initiative.

In recognition her exceptional thought leadership in Canadian information law and policy, Dr. Teresa Scassa has been bestowed the inaugural PICCASO Canada Award for Privacy Leader in Academia / Thought Leader.

As the government reflects on the use of deployment of AI in the federal public service, the President of the Treasury Board of Canada invited two professors from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau and Dr. Teresa Scassa, to join a critical conversation to design Canada’s AI strategy for the public sector.

Internet governance, and more generally the global governance of digital issues, is at a turning point. At the end of April, Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau was invited to play a key role at NetMundial+10, a global summit to address the global challenges of the governance of the digital world.

In recognition of his exceptional efforts and broad impact, Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau has been awarded the University of Ottawa’s Early Career Researcher of the Year Award for 2023, in the category of Humanities, Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Literature.

As part of the consultations led by Legislative Assembly of Ontario Standing Committee on Social Policy on Bill 149, Dr. Teresa Scassa submitted to the committee her thoughts on the provisions concerning the use of AI in hiring.

The University of Ottawa Research Chair in Politics, Communication and Technology and the AI + Society Initiative releases The Political Uses of AI in Canada, a new report by Michelle Bartleman and Dr. Elizabeth Dubois.